March Rainfall Totals and Community Notes
Five point one six inches of rain fell in March at the observer station, lifting the rain year total to 40.61 inches. The report also notes several local events including committee appointments for Memorial Day, birthday parties, births at Mast hospital, and residents returning from travels, with names such as Mrs. Orvil Knight Mrs. Floyd King Jo Sonja Fandren Jim Ligariatos and the Blanton family. Mentions of moves, hospital visits, and Morse code lessons appear among varied community items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
Helen Grmnwell
Powers
Operative Observer
Nobble Rovang
Coquille
Ted Seifert
Portland
Seifert
Betty Brewer
H. E. Quilhaugh
Jim Ligariatos
Vallejo
California
Homer
Pete)Grove
Mast Hospital
Marion Lewis
Arizona
Vern Taylor
Lloyd Waggoner
Bobby
Bandon
Ray Getchell
Howard Starder
Roy Mallory
Wesley Clark
Pole Barn Aims to Cut Costs and Teach Forestry
Missouri farmer Charles A. Thomas built a 86 ft pole barn for 1380.20 instead of 3500.00 using Doane Service plans. The piece discusses pole-frame design, home-grown poles, and farm forestry as a practical knowledge, with emphasis on marketing, uses, and county forest efforts in Washington and Oregon. Charles Thomas shown as example of cost-effective barn construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Thomas
Missouri
National Plan Service
Thomas Borth
Poole
Washington
Oregon
Doane Agricultural Service
Estry
Forestry Clearinghouse
FFA
Farm Forestry in Action Through Local Lumber Merchants
The county building products merchandiser acts as the top forest products distributor to farmers in the United States. He understands farm building needs and wood uses, and should be consulted first to initiate farm forestry locally. If stock is unavailable he can source items quickly to start woodland projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sunday dinner guests from Myrtle Point area
Sunday dinner guests at the Lester Higgins home included Mr and Mrs Mariol Lakey Arlene Ronald Miss Carroll Lakey and Jim Bushnell. Various relatives visited from Gresham Corvallis Prineville and Bandon with family connections noted and a beach picnic at Bandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Higgins
Mariol
Lakey
Arlene
Ronald
Carroll Lakey
Jim Bushnell
Willard Whitney
Gresham
Elmer Duerksen
Whitney
Duerksen
T F Lawson
Myrtle Point
Therron Morris
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Hubert Morris
Harold Winigar
Dorothy Williams
Corvallis
Clay Williams
Wayne Carman
Prineville
John Morris
Robert Morris Mar. George Edwards Returns Home
Robert Morris reports that Mar. George Edwards came back to Langlais Saturday after visiting daughter and son in law Lester Higgins. Mr. and Mrs. Lakey hosted a chicken dinner for Arlene and Ronald Lakey at the Frazier home Friday evening and the group played pinochle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Morris
George Edwards
Langlais
Lester Higgins
M. L. Lakey
Arlene
Ronald
R. H. Frazier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Powers R
E. M Duncan
Longview
Wash
Jim Stevens
Nali Coat
Standard of California
P. C. Roper & Co
RTS
Agency For
Independent Dry Cleaners
Dayton’s Laundry
B. Stewart
Drs
Oods
Penamiieres
Moon
Eighth Street
Muister
Sdhemouth
Gles Crea
Sandard
BUICK
Ertil
Henry J Taylor
C Network
Whem
Coquille, Oregon
2Nd and Hall Sts
Southwestern Motors
Carl Bushnell
Jack Berlin
South Eliiett
Cequille
Ore
Ptev Es
W. L. Bell
Coos Bay
Packard
Coos Motor Co
Coos Bay, Ore
Rug Nu Cleaners
Tyrer Brothers
Pruse Street
Porctland
Carl J. Nelson
Singer Sewing Machine CO
Cees Bay
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